81 GS650E rebuild nearing completion

[thensley]

My winter project is about done. Stator failed after fixing everything else so am now waiting on parts. Replaced the OEM RR with a Shindengen but stator apparently got too well done before the RR was replaced.

Where I started:

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Now:

 

[thensley]

Another pic

Another pic

 

[overboostin]

Bike looks great!

 

[thensley]

Thanks.
Am still trying to decide on whether to put stripes similar to the OEM style on it. Or just leave as is.

 

[Battleship62]

Good Job

Good Job

Great job on your bike.

My first Suzuki was an '82 GS650E and I thought these were great bikes. I had one of these bikes during my younger days when I had no money to put into it or even properly maintain it and though I drove it like a rented mule and it just kept on going and never let me down.

 

[BigD_83]

Thanks.
Am still trying to decide on whether to put stripes similar to the OEM style on it. Or just leave as is.

I like the colour, but I do find it to be a bit too...much. I think it'd look good with some pinstriping to break it up a little and accentuate the lines.

Did you fit 850 sidecovers on the 650E?

 

[thensley]

I had about decided it needed some breakup of the color but now wondering what color stripes to use.
No, those are the original 650E covers.

 

[razorbackgs]

Know this is an old post where was this bike located ? One for sale in Fayetteville Arkansas looks just like it .

 

[Weasel]

Could be, looks like an Arkansas license plate.

 

[BigD_83]

There are plenty of Arkansas shots in his Photobucket account, too, not to mention a number of fine looking motorcycles

 

[razorbackgs]

Dang didn't notice the plate definitely Arkansas plate . For sure the same bike going to go look at it Saturday.